John Gielgud
Biography
Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH, was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful speaking of verse and particularly for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to a silver trumpet muffled in silk. Gielgud is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.
Filmography
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
2016
as Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Hogarth (archive footage) (uncredited)
Discovering Hamlet
2011
as King Hamlet's Ghost (archive footage)
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
Revisiting Brideshead
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003
as Self - The Protagonist ("Catastrophe")
Catastrophe
2001
as The Protagonist
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
2000
as Self
The Tichborne Claimant
1999
as Cockburn
Elizabeth
1998
as The Pope
Quest for Camelot
1998
as Merlin (voice)
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
1998
David
1997
as Stimme Gottes
Hamlet
1996
as Priam
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
as Mr. Touchett
Looking for Richard
1996
as Self - Interviewee
The Leopard Son
1996
as Narrator
Shine
1996
as Cecil Parkes
DragonHeart
1996
as King Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
Haunted
1995
as Dr Henry Doyle
First Knight
1995
as Oswald
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
1995
as Self (Voice)
- No poster
A Summer Day's Dream
1994